Austria wins gold in First Olympic men's super team ski jump
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Slovenia’s fans had waited long enough. Long enough, meaning three days. First, gold medal favorite Nika Prevc landed in silver in the women’s normal hill on Saturday — commendable, for sure, but not enough for this crowd and not enough for her.
Silver medalist Ren Nikaido, of Japan, gold medalist Domen Prevc, of Slovenia, and bronze medalist Kacper Tomasiak, of Poland, pose on the podium at the end of the ski jumping men's large hill individual at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Predazzo, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026.. Credit: AP/Matthias Schrader
From the ski jumping sensations at the Winter Olympics to Luka Dončić, Slovenia is punching above its weight with sports stars.